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CR012A Copper vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR012A copper and the bottom bar is S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
19
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0